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    Is Journalism Worth Dying For?: Final Dispatches

    By Anna Politkovskaya

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    A collection of final dispatches by the famed journalist, including the first translation of the work that may have led to her murder

    Anna Politkovskaya won international fame for her courageous reporting. Is Journalism Worth Dying For? is a long-awaited collection of her final writing.

    Beginning with a brief introduction by the author about her pariah status, the book contains essays that characterize the self-effacing Politkovskaya more fully than she allowed in her other books. From deeply personal statements about the nature of journalism, to horrendous reports from Chechnya, to sensitive pieces of memoir, to, finally, the first translation of the series of investigative reports that Politkovskaya was working on at the time of her murder—pieces many believe led to her assassination.

    Elsewhere, there are illuminating accounts of encounters with leaders including Lionel Jospin, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, and such exiled figures as Boris Berezovsky, Akhmed Zakaev,  Vladimir Bukovsky. Additional sections collect Politkovskaya’s non-political writing, revealing her delightful wit, deep humanity, and willingness to engage with the unfamiliar, as well as her deep regrets about the fate of Russia.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateApr 5, 2011
    ISBN9781935554707
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    Is Journalism Worth Dying For?: Final Dispatches
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    Anna Politkovskaya

    Anna Politkovskaya (1958 - 2006) was a journalist, human rights activist, and special correspondent for Novaya gazeta, a newspaper known for its outspoken stance against Russian politics. She was honored by Amnesty International and Index on Censorship. In 2000 she received Russia’s prestigious Golden Pen Award for her coverage of the war in Chechnya, and in 2005 she was awarded the Civil Courage Prize. Known for her fierce criticism of the Kremlin, on October 7, 2006, Politkovskaya was shot and found dead in an elevator in her apartment building in Moscow. Her assassination, believed to be a contract killing, was met with international outrage and support. After a decade of investigations, five men were sentenced to prison for her murder. Politkovskaya's books include Putin's Russia: Life in a Failing Democracy.

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    • 4/5
      Anna Politkovskaya was a correspondent for the Novaya Gazeta newspaper and was an outspoken critic of the Kremlin and its policies in Chechnya. The definition of a hero in many people’s eyes is a person who is admired for courage or noble qualities. Anna was more than a hero. She was the voice of the Russian people…the suppressed, the murdered, the victimized. She was extremely brave to speak out for the atrocities done to the people in Chechnya and other parts of Russia. She was murdered in her apartment in 2006.This book is written in Anna’s words in the format of news stories and investigative reports she had done over several years. She is one of many Russian journalists who has been murdered under Vladimir Putin’s regime and the judicial process for these murders, promised by Putin, are slow and lacking in conviction.This is a very eye-opening book for those who do not know the details of what has been going in Russia for the last several years. It is a dangerous and many times fatal job to be a journalist in Russia and I commend newspapers like the Novaya Gazeta for hiring the people who take the risk for the good of the Russian people. They will have their hands full now that President Putin has announced that he will seek a third non-consecutive term in the 2012 presidential elections.Thank you to NetGalley and Melville House Publishing for giving me the opportunity to review this book.
    • 4/5
      Anna Politkovskaya was a correspondent for the Novaya Gazeta newspaper and was an outspoken critic of the Kremlin and its policies in Chechnya. The definition of a hero in many people?s eyes is a person who is admired for courage or noble qualities. Anna was more than a hero. She was the voice of the Russian people?the suppressed, the murdered, the victimized. She was extremely brave to speak out for the atrocities done to the people in Chechnya and other parts of Russia. She was murdered in her apartment in 2006.This book is written in Anna?s words in the format of news stories and investigative reports she had done over several years. She is one of many Russian journalists who has been murdered under Vladimir Putin?s regime and the judicial process for these murders, promised by Putin, are slow and lacking in conviction.This is a very eye-opening book for those who do not know the details of what has been going in Russia for the last several years. It is a dangerous and many times fatal job to be a journalist in Russia and I commend newspapers like the Novaya Gazeta for hiring the people who take the risk for the good of the Russian people. They will have their hands full now that President Putin has announced that he will seek a third non-consecutive term in the 2012 presidential elections.Thank you to NetGalley and Melville House Publishing for giving me the opportunity to review this book.